Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005) - Dessin Biface
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Dessin Biface is an original, signed, double-sided ink drawing by Saul Yurkievich, from 1950–1960 and originating in France.
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Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005)
Stylized Portrait and Abstract Composition – Double-Sided Drawing
Artist: Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005)
School: Argentina, 20th century
Medium: Ink on paper, drawing executed on both sides
Dimensions: 20 × 13.5 cm
Period: 20th century
Stamp: “SAUL YURKIEVICH” in green, at the lower left of the front
Special feature: Double-sided work featuring two distinct compositions
Description of the Work
An intriguing double-sided drawing bearing the stamp of Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005), Argentine poet, essayist, and literary critic, and an important figure in 20th-century Latin American intellectual life.
This work on paper presents two compositions of very different character, combining stylized figuration with abstract experimentation.
Front – Stylized Portrait
The front depicts a face with simplified features, rendered with remarkable economy of means.
The figure, with an elongated face and a melancholy gaze, is constructed from a few fluid, precise lines. The large eyes accented with hatching, the understated mouth, and the schematized hair give the portrait a distinctive expressiveness.
The elongated neck and simplified volumes evoke certain explorations in modernist portraiture, particularly those involving expressive distortion and the stylization of human figures.
The drawing’s simplicity, combined with the extensive areas left blank, enhances the introspective quality of the image.
Back – Abstract Composition
The back features an entirely abstract composition, based on an interplay of sinuous lines, intersecting curves, and open geometric forms.
Broad calligraphic movements sweep across the sheet and intertwine freely, creating a dynamic, spontaneous whole.
Here, the artist favors freedom of gesture and fluidity of line. The forms seem to unfold without constraint, in a spirit close to experiments in automatic drawing and gestural abstraction.
A circular motif in the lower section balances the sweeping curves that structure the composition.
A handwritten inscription or graphic mark is also visible in the upper-right corner.
About the Artist
Born in Argentina in 1931 and died in Paris in 2005, Saul Yurkievich was a celebrated poet, writer, essayist, and literary critic, particularly known for his work on modern poetry and the Latin American avant-gardes.
A close associate of Julio Cortázar, he took part in intellectual and cultural exchanges between Latin America and Europe.
Significance of the Work
The distinctive feature of this sheet lies in its double-sided nature, bringing together two complementary graphic approaches: a highly restrained figurative portrait and a free, expressive abstract composition.
This dialogue between figuration and abstraction gives the work particular aesthetic interest.
An original work on paper offering two distinct compositions, of particular interest to admirers of modernist drawing, abstraction, and 20th-century Latin American graphic art.
Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005)
Stylized Portrait and Abstract Composition – Double-Sided Drawing
Artist: Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005)
School: Argentina, 20th century
Medium: Ink on paper, drawing executed on both sides
Dimensions: 20 × 13.5 cm
Period: 20th century
Stamp: “SAUL YURKIEVICH” in green, at the lower left of the front
Special feature: Double-sided work featuring two distinct compositions
Description of the Work
An intriguing double-sided drawing bearing the stamp of Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005), Argentine poet, essayist, and literary critic, and an important figure in 20th-century Latin American intellectual life.
This work on paper presents two compositions of very different character, combining stylized figuration with abstract experimentation.
Front – Stylized Portrait
The front depicts a face with simplified features, rendered with remarkable economy of means.
The figure, with an elongated face and a melancholy gaze, is constructed from a few fluid, precise lines. The large eyes accented with hatching, the understated mouth, and the schematized hair give the portrait a distinctive expressiveness.
The elongated neck and simplified volumes evoke certain explorations in modernist portraiture, particularly those involving expressive distortion and the stylization of human figures.
The drawing’s simplicity, combined with the extensive areas left blank, enhances the introspective quality of the image.
Back – Abstract Composition
The back features an entirely abstract composition, based on an interplay of sinuous lines, intersecting curves, and open geometric forms.
Broad calligraphic movements sweep across the sheet and intertwine freely, creating a dynamic, spontaneous whole.
Here, the artist favors freedom of gesture and fluidity of line. The forms seem to unfold without constraint, in a spirit close to experiments in automatic drawing and gestural abstraction.
A circular motif in the lower section balances the sweeping curves that structure the composition.
A handwritten inscription or graphic mark is also visible in the upper-right corner.
About the Artist
Born in Argentina in 1931 and died in Paris in 2005, Saul Yurkievich was a celebrated poet, writer, essayist, and literary critic, particularly known for his work on modern poetry and the Latin American avant-gardes.
A close associate of Julio Cortázar, he took part in intellectual and cultural exchanges between Latin America and Europe.
Significance of the Work
The distinctive feature of this sheet lies in its double-sided nature, bringing together two complementary graphic approaches: a highly restrained figurative portrait and a free, expressive abstract composition.
This dialogue between figuration and abstraction gives the work particular aesthetic interest.
An original work on paper offering two distinct compositions, of particular interest to admirers of modernist drawing, abstraction, and 20th-century Latin American graphic art.
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Edition
Original
Artist
Saul Yurkievich (1931–2005)
Title of artwork
Dessin Biface
Technique
Ink
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
France
Year
1950
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
20 cm
Width
13.5 cm
Period
1950-1960
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